[vsnet-grb 106436] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 2 05:10:43 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Sep 09 20:10:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.384d
SLEW_TIME:       72660.00 SOD {20:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15075 TJD;   244 DOY;   09/09/01
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       161.07d {+10h 44m 18s}   +8.00d {+08d 00' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         67.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      310.46d {+20h 41m 50s}  -17.56d {-17d 33' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        85.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 173.16,17.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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